Farmhand – Starstead Farm

Last Updated On: May 7th, 2026 at 07:37PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
14460 Waterford Run Lane
Rixeyville, Virginia, 22737

Primary Contact: Amanda Day
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 7039090959
    Email: amanda.nm.day@gmail.com

Website: http://starsteadfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: We grow on one acre of my family’s beautiful homestead in the rolling hills of the Piedmont. We have many farm projects here, some of which you can participate in (wanna milk a cow?) but the job for which we are hiring revolves around our 1 acre market garden and our spring seedling operation. We use no herbicides or synthetic fertilizers or pesticides and we grow as much as we can in our 2 high tunnels. Our days are built around routine, sometimes repetitive, work, but we will not let our farm become ugly or utilitarian for the sake of efficiency. We have many hiking trails and points of interest and there is a lot to learn here for the motivated worker. We operate an on-farm CSA and sell at two farmers' markets. Our farm is a 15 minute drive from Culpeper, about 20 minutes from Warrenton and an hour from DC.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: Rolling, beginning March 3rd
Internship Ends: October 31st
Number of Internship Available: 3: 1 full-time, 2 part-time
Application Deadline: Rolling
Minimum Length of Stay: 6 months

Internship Details:

We are seeking one 4 day per-week farmhand (about 32 hours per week, Tuesday – Friday or Wednesday – Saturday) for 2026. We are also seeking 1 or 2 part-time workers to work 2-3 days per week.  Let us know when applying if you prefer one of these weekly schedules over the other.  The successful applicants will be able to work outdoors in a wide range of pollen/insect/weather conditions. The work week will revolve around harvesting, washing, and packing produce, but will also include garden bed preparation, seeding, transplanting and other farm duties. -Please have a valid US driver’s license.-

Contact us for a more detailed job and farm description.

 

 

Educational Opportunities: The job title is "farmhand" but if you are interested in starting a small-scale vegetable business of your own there is much to learn here and the job could be viewed as an educational internship as well. We will participate in farm tours at other farms when possible and our garden maps, planning and accounting books are open to you.

Skills Desired: Work experience on another farm would be good to see, but we will consider any hardy applicant who can show up every day with a good attitude.

Meals: You will have access to as much garden produce as you can eat, and eggs as supply allows.

Stipend: $15 per hour

Housing: No

Preferred method of Contact: email